Catcher Zach Dygert doesn't have an outstanding tool but has a lot of decent ones and plays the game hard. He's a sturdy 6-foot-3, 215-pounder with average arm strength that would play better if he shortened his release. He has some righthanded power but not an especially quick bat.

First baseman Zac Elgie, who's now at Kansas, surpassed Darin Erstad as North Dakota's highest prep draft pick ever last year, when the Athletics made him a 12th-round pick. Some talent evaluators say Cole Frenzel is a better prospect than Elgie because he hits lefthanded, has more bat speed and a purer swing. Six-foot-2 and 210 pounds, Frenzel offers big power and arm strength. His position is in question, as his below-average speed means he won't be able to play shortstop after high school. If he attends Arizona as expected, he'll probably move to third base, and he could try catching once he turns pro. He also starred in football and basketball and led Dickinson to the last two state Class A baseball championships.

Naturally an outfielder, Avila is perhaps the finest all-around player in the Los Angeles area and profiles to big league average almost across the board--in speed, arm, glove and bat. A switch-hitter who played shortstop as a prep senior, he has a quick bat and has filled out into his 6-foot, 170-pound frame in the past year. He lacks the actions to stay in the infield. He could be a steal if a team decides to sign him away from college.

Righthander Jeff Gibbs has an athletic, 6-foot-4, 180-pound frame, with room to fill out. The Toronto native has good arm speed, but his breaking ball is a little loopy and his secondary stuff needs work. If he doesn't sign, he's headed to Maine next year.

Like Buchanan, righthander Reynaldo Cotilla has big size at 6-foot-4, 205 pounds, and a big arm. He's run his fastball up to 95-96 mph this spring as a closer, getting back to the velocity he showed in high school before Tommy John surgery. Cotilla threw strikes coming back from the surgery and was explosive in a closer role, but he threw just 17 innings as he missed time with a tender arm. He's a North Carolina State signee.